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  'Miracle on Hudson' pilot retires

  What's new in Venice and Rome

  JetBlue offers $10 last-minute fares

  US Airways fined for fare price advertising violation

  What to do if disaster hits your trip

  Payment stopped on my compensation

  On safari in Kenya

  Delta, JetBlue request exemption to tarmac delay rule

  Man whose kiss caused airport security scare pleads guilty

  A treat from the Tuscan table

  Mayes: Vibrant piazza is center of life

  'Tuscan Sun' author on Italy's pleasures

  What can I do for my chronic sinusitis?

  Bipolar diagnosed in younger and younger patients

  Is my son's widespread upper-body rash really rosacea?

  Supreme Court accepts appeal over vaccine safety

  Study: Women who drink are less likely to gain weight

  'Drowning in Alzheimer's': Minorities struggle with dementia

  Healthier men want more sex for more years

  Spokesman for US diplomacy apologizes for remark

  Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate

  Rahm Emanuel in the political crosshairs

  Out of the closet but stuck in his voting pattern

  Massa seeks to divert attention from harassment allegations

  Same-sex couples in D.C. say 'I do'

  Women fliers honored 65 years after war efforts

  Anti-Whitman Web site turns to public for dirt

  It's a girl for Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart

  Review: 'Brooklyn's Finest' keeps the clich s coming

  'Alice' becomes a box office wonderland

  Has 'American Idol' jumped the shark?

  11 things George Clooney might've been upset about at the Oscars

  Simon Cowell (sort of) confirms he's engaged

  Tiger Woods's college girlfriend: He deserves another chance

  Jessica Simpson: I can still trust people

  Corey Haim, star of '80s movies, dies

  Jesse James: Sandra Bullock 'takes my breath away'

  Sheen returning to '2 and a Half Men' after rehab stint

  Oscar interrupter says she was wronged

  Residents use social media to fight organized crime in Mexico

  The top 10 geek anthems of all time

  Gamers pumped up for 'God of War III'

  At conference, iPhone game development breaks out

  The view from Spain's solar power tower

  CNN Student News Transcript: March 10, 2010

  Missing exec's body found in river, police say

  Archdiocese defends decision to deny children because of lesbian parents

  Graduates rally for embattled school

  Mexico to U.S.: Allow cross-border trucking

  U.S. envoy: Iraqis 'deserve congratulations' for vote

  Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit Afghanistan

  Pirates release Thai ship after payment

  Pirates seize Norwegian tanker off Malagasy coast

  Police: Raiders rob international poker tournament

  Report condemns Honduras violence

  Argentina grandma to face trial over pot plants

  North Korea to abandon disarmament over U.S. exercises

  Suspected militants killed in Philippines

  Gates in Afghanistan on unannounced visit

  Five killed in attack at charity in Pakistan

  Gates: Early pullout reliant on 'conditions' in Afghanistan

  U.S. hikers held in Iran allowed to call home, families say

  Child abuse claims hit Catholic institutions in Germany

  Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation

  U.S. condemns Israel's decision to build in disputed territory

  Sunni Islam's top cleric dies

  Bahrain finance minister: Islamic rules saved us from recession

  President: Bali bombing mastermind dead

  Parents demand answers from Israel in bulldozer death

  No champagne, but plenty of fizz at Bahrain's Formula One

  Scientists identify driving forces in human cell division

  Big power from tiny wires: Carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems

  Scatterometry: measuring ever-smaller chip production

  Webb Telescope's first primary mirror meets cold temperature specifications, sets program landmark

  NASA's Fermi probes 'dragons' of the gamma-ray sky

  Alternative Energy Crops in Space

  Is That Saturn's Moon Titan or Utah?

  Climate fluctuations 115,000 years ago: Were short warm periods typical for transitions to glacial epochs?

  Stickleback genomes shining bright light on evolution

  Archaeologists amend written history of China's first emperor

  Unselfish molecules may have helped give birth to the genetic material of life

  Drastic musk ox population decline 12,000 years ago due to climate, not humans, study finds

  Chilean earthquake moved entire city 10 feet west, shifted other parts of South America

  'Globetrotting' new worms discovered on Great Barrier Reef and Swedish coast

  Campylobacter bacteria in cattle manure may survive composting

  Ritalin boosts learning by increasing brain plasticity

  Vitamin D lifts mood during cold weather months, researchers say

  'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices

  Genealogical tourism redefining leisure travel market, professor says

  Women who drink moderately appear to gain less weight than nondrinkers

  Exposure to letters A or F can affect test performance

  Synthetic 'sea shells' made from chalk and materials used in disposable coffee cups

  New light shed on how retina's hardware is used in color vision

  Biggest, deepest crater exposes hidden, ancient moon

  Bone marrow can harbor HIV-infected cells

  Full house raises risk of hospital deaths, study finds

  Increased solar radiation requires additional CO2 reduction of 50 million tonnes, analysis finds

  Heat therapy shown effective in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis among US soldiers in Iraq

  Deceptive model: Stem cells of humans and mice differ more strongly than suspected

  New syndrome affecting potentially thousands of hospital inpatients identified

  Divine intervention? New research looks at beliefs about God's influence in everyday life

  Natural and artificial sheaths used to mend traumatic bone loss

  How to fortify the immunity of HIV patients

  Natural antioxidants give top barn swallows a leg on competitors

  Genetic variant greatly increases lung cancer risk for light smokers

  Repeated anesthesia can affect children's ability to learn

  Friction: All may look smooth, but there are 'bumps' along the way

  Preventing or reversing inflammation after heart attack, stroke may require two-pronged approach

  Mathematical approach to immune cell analysis seen as first step to better distinguish health and disease

  Researcher presents risk-free treatment for low female sexual desire

  Mathematical model may offer better understanding of embryonic development

  Lacosamide validated as promising therapy for uncontrolled partial-onset seizures

  Earthquake in Chile: A complicated fracture

  Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes can be passed from parents to children

  'Mean' girls and boys: The downside of adolescent relationships

  HaptiMap project aims to make maps accessible through touch, hearing and vision

  Loss of enzyme reduces neural activity in Angelman syndrome

  Skin transplant offers new hope to vitiligo patients

  Surprising findings about Hepatitis C and insulin resistance

  Choosing a university degree is not linked to personality, Spanish study finds

  Professor predicts baseball winners, uses baseball to tout power of math

  CT-scan screening for LAM in women with collapsed lung is cost-effective

  'The Rosenfeld' named after California's godfather of energy efficiency

  Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment

  Acts of kindness spread surprisingly easily: just a few people can make a difference

  Future of broadband: Where data is broadcast using desk lamps

  Hemoglobin A1c outperforms fasting glucose for risk prediction

  Chemical competition: Research identifies new mechanism regulating embryonic development

  New study questions benefits of elective removal of ovaries during hysterectomy

  New method to grow arteries could lead to 'biological bypass' for heart disease

  Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture

  Physicists find way to see through paint, paper, and other opaque materials

  Most extreme white dwarf binary system found with orbit of just five minutes

  Insulators made into conductors: Polymers coaxed to line up, transformed into materials that could dissipate heat

  Snake venom charms science world: Novel protein from king cobra as drug discovery

  Cancer mortality has declined since initiation of 'war on cancer'

  Learning from nature: Scientists break down carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using visible light

  Lizard moms choose the right genes for the right gender offspring

  Scientists discover 'catastrophic event' behind the halt of star birth in early galaxy formation

Wed 3/10 6:58a: 

  Airlines grapple with fat flier issue

  In the mood for a laid-back escape?

  Affordable, accessible vacations for 2010

  U.S. travel promotion bill signed into law

  Ferries freed from ice off Swedish coast

  Questions remain as TSA rolls out body imagers

  Memo blasts air traffic controller and supervisor over 'kids' incident

  Haiti quake sparks interest in 'voluntourism'

  Additional airports to get full-body scanners, feds say

  Low airfares that vanish in a click

  How safe is your cruise ship?

  What are healthy options to frozen entrees?

  How to save money on health care

  Parents of suicide find 'immediate bond' in each other

  FDA recalls some foods with flavor enhancer HVP

  Sunday offering: Surgery for the needy

  White House considers military trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

  Obama ramps up push for energy-efficiency program

  Rove: Bush didn't 'lie us into war'

  Tea Party changes tone, but not outcome of Texas primary

  Obama pushes health care bill with House Democrats

  What's next for health care reform?

  Donny and Marie Osmond to return to Las Vegas show

  Jamie Cullum cooks up new batch of songs

  Where to place your 'DWTS' bets this season

  'Bachelorette' Ali hopes Jake, Vienna last

  Ren e Zellweger has a new best friend

  Heart surgery gives Burt Reynolds 'new pipes'

  Megan Fox: I can't have sex without love

  Oscar Theory #5: Win best actress, get divorced

  Oscar theory #7: Sing in a flick, win an Oscar

  That old Tim Burton magic

  Review: Burton's 'Alice' is full of wonders

  Kim Zolciak: I don't have a female lover

  'Real Housewives': Simon and Tamra Barney's bitter end

  Fake front page brings paper Disney dollars, debate

  Oscar forecast: And the winners will be ...

  Oscar Theory #6: A great name will win Best Picture

  Oscars' trophy friends from around the world

  'Mad Men,' Muppets top Twitter's Shorty Awards

  CNN Fact Check: Are recent earthquakes connected?

  Time-lapse photography is an old trick turning new again

  Apple's iPad to be released April 3

  Is chasing cybercrooks worth it?

  Cashmore: Why I'm banking on Facebook

  CNN Student News Transcript: March 5, 2010

  Newsquiz: Week of March 1

  Shark attacks down for a second year

  Bus in fatal Arizona crash operating illegally

  Intriguing people for March 5, 2010

  Report: Yemen arrests 11 terrorism suspects

  Egyptian court quashes Tamim murder convictions

  Dozens injured in clashes at Jerusalem holy site

  Rain, terrain slow recovery efforts after Uganda landslide

  Jet pilot busted for flying with a fake license

  4 convicted over foiled German terror plot

  Mexico City law allowing same-sex unions takes effect

  Transit strike in Colombia ends

  India warned of paraglider attacks

  30 militants killed in Pakistan

  More than 60 killed in India temple stampede

  Radio show gives voice to Somali refugees in America

  Q&A: Anwar Ibrahim discusses trial, Muslim issues

  Comic spoofs Western nerds' dating success in Japan

  U.N. chief visits as strong aftershocks shake parts of Chile

  Official: Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan

  Gordon Brown: War in Iraq was 'right decision'

  British soldier jailed for refusing to fight in Afghanistan

  Pirates seize Norwegian tanker off Madagascan coast

  At least 3 killed by blast near Iraq shrine

  Lawyer: Leak of sex claims against Italian official is 'shameful'

  French warship team destroys pirate boats

  UK PM Brown makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

  Abu Dhabi bids for 'it' status with yachting jet set

  Water practically flies off 'near perfect' hydrophobic surface that refuses to get wet

  Weakness discovered in common digital security system

  'Match' Madness: Picking upsets a losing strategy

  Waste could generate up to 7 percent of electricity in Spain

  First of missing primitive stars found

  Mars Express Phobos flyby a success: Unlocking mystery of 'second generation' moons

  NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone

  Evidence of increasing antibiotic resistance in soil microbes

  Mercurial tuna: Study explores sources of mercury to ocean fish

  Warming coastal water, thinning marine populations: Tracking of 2010 El Niño reveals marine life reductions

  Controlling multi-taskers burn-out fast when confronted with unexpected challenges

  Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age

  People sometimes less trusting when in a good mood

  NASA's Kepler Mission Celebrates One Year in Space

  Breaching the barrier: Too much of the protein ELA2 impairs skin barrier function

  For California vintners, it's not easy being green

  Extremes of sleep related to increased fat around organs

  Acupuncture may relieve joint pain caused by some breast cancer treatments

  Dirty air in California causes millions worth of medical care each year, study finds

  SIBLING proteins may predict oral cancer

  Root or shoot: Power struggle between genetic master switches decides stem cell fate, growth orientation in plants

  Link between vitamin D and basal cell carcinoma probed: Study sheds light on development of most common form of skin cancer

  Well-being is related to having less small talk and more substantive conversations

  Radar map of buried Martian ice adds to climate record

  Study identifies key cause of chronic leukemia progression

  Newly engineered enzyme is a powerful staph antibiotic

  New form of prion disease damages brain arteries

  Stress: Don't let it grind you down

  Engineering team developing helicopter that would investigate nuclear disasters

  More effective method of predicting lead-poisoning risk

  New technique allows study of protein folding, dynamics in living cells

  Further evidence links Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis

  Only the beautiful need apply: Study flags damaging effect of joining a sorority on body image and eating behaviors

  Scientists expand potential uses for glass by studying how atoms vibrate

  Theory of single stem cell for blood components challenged

  Computing: Heat helps in low power data storage scheme

  Experimental vaccine protects monkeys against mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

  No consensus in definitions of 'had sex,' study finds

  Popular nanoparticle causes toxicity in fish, study shows

  Therapeutic effect of worm-derived proteins on experimental colitis

  Women more affected than men by air pollution when running marathons

  Offering hope for tissue regeneration

  Critical brain chemical shown to play role in severe depression

  Mosses, deep-frozen

  Researchers find oncogene is important in pancreatic cancer growth and spread

  Biogenic insecticides decoded

  'Death messenger' molecule causes inflammation after spinal cord injury, prevents healing

  Infants do not appear to learn words from educational DVDs

  Molecular imaging technique uses ultrasound and microscopic bubbles to target cancer cells

  Deficits in brain's 'executive' skills common with TIA, minor stroke

  From carnivorous plants to the medicine cabinet? Anti-fungal agents in pitcher plants investigated

  Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily linked to diabetes

  Asteroid killed off the dinosaurs, says international scientific panel

  Plodding amoeba flips into free-swimming flagellate: Naegleria genome sheds light on transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes

  Precursors of life-enabling organic molecules in Orion Nebula unveiled by Herschel Space Observatory

  Methane releases from Arctic shelf may be much larger and faster than anticipated

  Oldest measurement of Earth's magnetic field reveals battle between sun and Earth for our atmosphere

  Protein shown to be natural inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model

  Trapping sunlight with silicon nanowires

  Snowball Earth: New evidence hints at global glaciation 716.5 million years ago

  Giant panda genome reveals new insights into the bear's bamboo diet

  Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond

Sat 3/6 8:43a: 

  CNN Student News Transcript: March 4, 2010

  Israeli military calls off raid after soldier posts details

  6-4-magnitude quake hits southern Taiwan

  Modern man found to be generally monogamous, moderately polygamous

  'History Detectives' investigate the case of the mylar mystery

  Herceptin and Tykerb effective against a subset of gastric cancers, study suggests

  Aerial surveillance technology could keep soldiers safer

  Mother's milk kick-starts liver to produce molecule that turns on heat-generating brown fat

  Is it harmful to estimate extra insulin before a meal?

  The $50 question: Grant or Reagan?

  Paterson faces ethics charges over World Series tickets

  Obama says White House incorporating GOP ideas into health plan

  Soldier sues, says 'Hurt Locker' is his story

  The making of OK Go's new viral video

  Aid starts to flow in quake-damaged Chile

  Toxicologist warning to parents: Look for signs of K2 -- 'fake marijuana'

  Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researcher’s pocket

  Foodborne illness costs US $152 billion annually, landmark report estimates

  Coffee associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm disturbances

  Freezing breast tumors helps stop cancer’s spread in mice, study finds

  Obama outlines final health care plan, urges Congress to act

  Bridging the divide between Congress, constituents

  Jessica Simpson opens up about weight, John Mayer on 'Oprah'

  'Bird's' film festival puts women first

  Lisa Gastineau puts skin cancer behind her

  Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper on anti-AIDS mission

  'Hurt Locker' producer barred from Oscars

  Johnny Depp enjoys simple life in France

  Electronic 'iShoe' aims to prevent falls

  Chileans start to evacuate after false tsunami warning

  Muslim scholar's fatwa condemns terrorism

  Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 passengers killed

  Bulger killing anger revived as killer back in custody

  Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality

  Oldest known dinosaur relative discovered

  First of missing primitive stars discovered

  Don't make that face at me! Prefrontal cortex may help regulate emotions

  Prostate cancer surgeons 'feel' with their eyes; 3-D HD view gives surgeons compensatory illusion of tactile sensation

  People with prediabetes not taking adequate precautions to avoid diabetes

  Bringing bison back to North American landscapes

  Vital new clue into how the brain is wired

  Canine morphology: Hunting for genes and tracking mutations

  FAA: Child in air traffic tower talking to pilots 'not acceptable'

  Virus outbreaks on ships mirror trend on shore

  New study: Young marijuana smokers at higher risk for psychoses

  UN project launches campaign focusing on women

  Health care industry sick with medical waste

  Let men decide on prostate screening, cancer society says

  Rangel temporarily steps down as House Ways and Means chair

  Senate passes $10 billion jobless benefits measure

  Democrat could give Texas governor a run for his money

  Perry wins GOP primary in Texas, White gets Democratic nod

  Obama's new health care reform plan to include GOP ideas

  Attorney: Jackson kids were not threatened with stun gun

  Ed Asner remains high on 'Up'

  Three Spaniards arrested in alleged global hacking scheme

  Christian leaders gather to address problems in the black community

  Intriguing people for March 3, 2010

  Iran shuts down reformist publications

  Pirates hijack Saudi tanker

  Military plane crashes at India air show

  Report: Marijuana cultivation in Mexico rises

  Iraq suicide bomber targets hospital in triple attack

  Decision expected on American missionaries in Haiti

  German monastery raided over child sex abuse claims

  Death toll at 799 in Chile quake, government says

  Italy: Arrests over Iranian arms trafficking

  'Cosmic Bat': Island of stars in the making on outskirts of Orion

  HIV and noncommunicable diseases hinder the progress of poor countries' Millennium Development Goals

  Making light work of home grooming

  Anterior cingulate cortex activity may represent a neurobiological risk for alcohol dependence

  ECG testing of young athletes cost-effective in preventing deaths, study shows

  Long-time cannabis use associated with psychosis

  More efficient methods of food-recall notices needed, expert urges

  Marine spatial planning: A more balanced approach to ocean management

  Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy associated with survival in select breast cancer patients

  Leaf veins inspire a new model for distribution networks

  Exercise counters negative effects of weight regain, researchers find

  Challenges and opportunities facing stem cell scientists

  Strategies to curb urban heat island

  Sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients, cost $8.1 billion to treat

  Imaging studies reveal order in programmed cell death

  Common osteoporosis drugs are associated with a decrease in risk of breast cancer, study finds

  Hours worked by physicians have decreased steadily in last decade

  Where will the next food crisis strike? Extended geographical monitoring using satellite observation

  Pregnancy weight gain may increase a woman's risk of gestational diabetes

  Alzheimer's-associated protein may be part of the innate immune system

  Health care volunteers and disasters: First, be prepared

  Red tide: Researchers issue outlook for a significant New England bloom of a toxic alga in 2010

  Cocaine-related deaths rise in warm weather, study finds

  'Pompeii-like' excavations tell us more about Toba super-eruption

  Secondhand smoke raises risk of hardened arteries among 13-year-olds

  Hangover-free booze? Increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may reduce negative side effects

Wed 3/3 8:57a: 

  Is sex addiction real?

  Pentagon will pull troops in bomb attacks from battle for 24 hours

  D.C. same-sex marriage law takes effect this week

  Obama embraces some GOP health care proposals

  Bunning relents; jobless benefits deal reached

  Chynna Phillips withdraws divorce papers

  'Up' composer enjoying great year

  TiVo adds Web, music, movies with Premiere

  CNN Student News Transcript: March 3, 2010

  Two Taliban commanders killed, Pakistani military says

  Having greater purpose in life associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease

  Genetic footprint of natural selection

  Fluorescence monitoring and effect of photodynamic therapy for port wine stains

  Teens with more screen time have lower-quality relationships

  Offspring of two psychiatric patients have increased risk of developing mental disorders

  Bunning's abrasive behavior spans careers

  Jobless dad to Sen. Bunning: 'Get a reality check'

  Will overseas fans save 'FlashForward'?

  Pam Anderson: 'DWTS' will keep me out of trouble

  Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'

  Death toll at 795 in Chile quake, government says

  Obesity associated with depression and vice versa

  New device for ultrafast optical communications

  Women need clot-busting therapy after stroke

  El Niño and a pathogen, not global warming, killed Costa Rican toad

  Weight-loss diets may reverse atherosclerosis in obese, overweight people

  Clinton promises solidarity, supplies for quake-damaged Chile

  'Desperate' need for jobless benefits as standoff continues

  'Ax Men' star's daughter killed by dog

  Oscar Theory #4: Best Supporting Actor goes to ... the creepy guy

  First look: Reborn 'Parenthood' still full of truth

  Topeka 'renames' itself 'Google, Kansas'

  Toyota recalls may not solve problem, experts say

  More than 100 bodies recovered after massive landslides in Uganda

  Learning keeps brain healthy: Mental activity could stave off age-related cognitive and memory decline

  An inconvenient challenge: Eat 'real food' for a month

  Talks under way on jobless benefit deal, senator says

  Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert lead ACM nominations

  Lady Gaga says she is single -- and celibate

  Roger Ebert debuts his 'new voice' on 'Oprah'